full frontal pix???SHOW ME please
06-13-2003 | 12:53 AM
#16
Nordschleife Master
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Anyone know if any vendor makes a steel mesh grill for the TT nose (all 3 grills)? If not, has anyone done a DIY with mesh from Home Depot? I know, I know...could look kind of ricer but I'm not yet commiting to doing it.
06-13-2003 | 01:55 AM
#17
Burning Brakes
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From: Riverside/San Diego, CA
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Dan 96C2 St.Louis:
<strong>I've posted this before, but think it's worth a repeat:
If you go from a narrow body to a TT nose (Euro or US) the front fender liners are different. If they're not replaced w/the matching liners you lose a mounting point near the bottom front of the liner. There's no problem for "normal" driving, but I've found that somewhere above 100 mph the liner is blown out & protrudes about 1/2" at its bottom front end. I expect it'll be an easy fix to make a secure mount, but I haven't done it yet. I'll post when I do. For now, I just push it back in place as needed.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Yeap, you need to secure the bottom part or else you'll tear apart the fender liners going at high speed. You can make your own mount or as Dan said, replace the liner which what I end up doing.
<strong>I've posted this before, but think it's worth a repeat:
If you go from a narrow body to a TT nose (Euro or US) the front fender liners are different. If they're not replaced w/the matching liners you lose a mounting point near the bottom front of the liner. There's no problem for "normal" driving, but I've found that somewhere above 100 mph the liner is blown out & protrudes about 1/2" at its bottom front end. I expect it'll be an easy fix to make a secure mount, but I haven't done it yet. I'll post when I do. For now, I just push it back in place as needed.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Yeap, you need to secure the bottom part or else you'll tear apart the fender liners going at high speed. You can make your own mount or as Dan said, replace the liner which what I end up doing.
06-13-2003 | 03:06 AM
#18
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Drifting
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From: la la land | comin' back soon nyc
Will have to look into making sure the liners are "tied" down... will try do a DIY... see what happens. THANKS for the tip.
BTW Ron... a while back you mentioned (if my memory serves me) you got your bumper painted in pomona somewhere??? who/where's the shop & (if i can ask) how much did ya pay? just asking as i know your ride is blk as well & it looks like an A+ job.
rich
ps- the silver TT bumpers show well!!! love the details of the front end!!! THX <img border="0" alt="[jumper]" title="" src="graemlins/jumper.gif" />
BTW Ron... a while back you mentioned (if my memory serves me) you got your bumper painted in pomona somewhere??? who/where's the shop & (if i can ask) how much did ya pay? just asking as i know your ride is blk as well & it looks like an A+ job.
rich
ps- the silver TT bumpers show well!!! love the details of the front end!!! THX <img border="0" alt="[jumper]" title="" src="graemlins/jumper.gif" />
06-13-2003 | 11:03 AM
#20
Former Vendor
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From: Tampa
Dan,
The mesh grill would be pretty easy to install on the front bumper. I just installed a mesh grill (yes from Home Depot) on the top of the rear spoiler as the new intercooler gave me no option. Here is a picture:
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/intercooler3.jpg" alt=" - " />
I used a combination of panel adhesive, and bolts held in place with panel adhesive. On the front bumper, I would just use the adhesive to glue in some bolts, and then use nuts with fender washer to keep the grill in place (after you paint the grill flat black). The bolts would be outside the clips for the stock grills so you could go back to it at anytime. The panel adhesive dries like a rock in an hour, so the front bumper project should only take you an afternoon to complete.
Good Luck
The mesh grill would be pretty easy to install on the front bumper. I just installed a mesh grill (yes from Home Depot) on the top of the rear spoiler as the new intercooler gave me no option. Here is a picture:
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/intercooler3.jpg" alt=" - " />
I used a combination of panel adhesive, and bolts held in place with panel adhesive. On the front bumper, I would just use the adhesive to glue in some bolts, and then use nuts with fender washer to keep the grill in place (after you paint the grill flat black). The bolts would be outside the clips for the stock grills so you could go back to it at anytime. The panel adhesive dries like a rock in an hour, so the front bumper project should only take you an afternoon to complete.
Good Luck
